Partnerships Officer
Consultancy (Level I) – Partnerships Officer, Finland
WFP Nordic Office
Copenhagen, Denmark
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is the world's largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide. The mission of WFP is to help the world achieve Zero Hunger in our lifetimes. Every day, WFP works worldwide to ensure that no child goes to bed hungry and that the poorest and most vulnerable, particularly women and children, can access the nutritious food they need.
Brief description of the WFP Nordic Office:
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) Nordic Office in Copenhagen works to strategically position WFP an innovative leader in food security and nutrition with the Nordic governments, political stakeholders, foundations, private sector, academia and other partners in the Nordics. The Office provides a strategic entry point to the Nordic governments – Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden – combined the 3rd largest overall government donor to WFP (2022) and top donors of flexible funding. Through proactive advocacy, effective positioning, trends analysis and engagement the office creates enabling environments to protect and further increase Nordic government funding, builds informed constituencies, and safeguards public support to strengthen resourcing and operational partnerships to maximize impact for a world with zero hunger.
General Information:
- Title of Post: Partnerships Officer, Finland
- Unit: WFP Nordic Office
- Country: Denmark
- Duty Station: Copenhagen
- Contract duration: 5 months with potentially an option for extension
- Expected Start Date: 1 Aug 2023
Duties and responsibilities:
Under the strategic and operational guidance of the WFP Nordic Office Director, the Partnerships Officer will perform the following duties:
- Carry out national political surveillance on issues related to the work and mandate of WFP and report on relevant developments in government policies in Finland;
- Provide analysis on donor trends, political environment, resourcing opportunities and potential risks to inform WFP’s positioning with Finland;
- Identify potential new partners for WFP within Finnish government, private sector, foundations, high net-worth individuals and beyond;
- Maintain close relationships with existing national partner organizations in Finland – such as civil society organizations, NGOs, stand-by partners, and others – to jointly position the fight against hunger as a key global priority;
- Together with the Partnership Department in WFP HQ, advice WFP Country Offices and Regional Bureaus on funding and partnership opportunities with Finnish partners;
- Assist in the planning and preparation of visits, meetings, and conferences, briefing material and other assets that support the positioning of WFP vis-à-vis key Finnish stakeholders
- Work with WFP partnership and communications officers in HQ and the field to ensure donor visibility for Finnish partners;
- Maintain and further expand WFP Nordic Office’s online support base through:
- Translating, editing, and updating Finnish website
- Creating content, translating, editing, and updating Finnish Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram account
- Generating original and impactful donor specific visibility content to support Nordic fundraising efforts;
- Perform other related duties, as required.
Required qualifications and experience:
- Education: Advanced University degree in Political Science, International Development, Business Administration, Marketing, Communications or other related fields; or First University degree with additional years of related work experience and/or training/courses.
- Experience: Professional experience (3-5 years) in an international organization, political organization, NGO or marketing/consultancy firm. Experience in partnerships, communications and account management within a UN agency, particularly WFP, would be considered an advantage.
Required knowledge and skills:
- Knowledge of the political dynamics and the development and humanitarian funding landscape in Finland;
- Expertise in campaigning and fundraising from Finland and other governments, foundations, private sector, individuals and other funding streams of relevance to WFP;
- Strong sales, marketing and communications skills to approach and cultivate partnerships and fundraising in a creative and entrepreneurial manner;
- Strong presentation skills and demonstrated social media management and communications campaign experience and capacity;
- General knowledge of UN policies, rules, regulations and procedures is an asset;
- Ability to work independently, plan strategically, as well as to organize, assess and coordinate the work of others;
- Ability to work harmoniously with people of different national and cultural backgrounds, government officials, other UN agencies and multilateral institutions.
Languages:
- Fluency in written and verbal communication in English required, with working knowledge of another UN language desirable. Working knowledge of Finnish is a requirement.
Terms and Conditions:
WFP offers a competitive compensation package which will be determined by the contract type and selected candidate’s qualifications and experience.
Please visit the following websites for detailed information on working with WFP: http://www.wfp.org
Click on: “Our work” and “Countries” to learn more about WFP’s operations.
VA Reference no: 827437
Closing Date: 14 June 2023
WFP has zero tolerance for discrimination and does not discriminate on the basis of HIV/AIDS status.
No appointment under any kind of contract will be offered to members of the UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ), International Civil Service Commission (ICSC), FAO Finance Committee, WFP External Auditor, WFP Audit Committee, Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) and other similar bodies within the United Nations system with oversight responsibilities over WFP, both during their service and within three years of ceasing that service.
